Day: 18 July 2025

Crypto exchange CoinEx has launched CoinEx Vault, a self-custodial cold wallet built specifically for institutional clients and high-volume crypto users demanding secure and scalable asset management. The launch comes at a time when trust in centralized custody solutions continues to erode, and the push for decentralized, on-chain security infrastructure gains ...

A former semi-professional rugby player has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after defrauding investors out of nearly $900,000 through a fake cryptocurrency mining scheme. According to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Justice on July 17, 37-year-old Shane Donovan Moore from Seattle used his reputation ...

Crypto exchange HTX has reported a strong mid-year performance, fueled by bullish market conditions and growing appetite for high-yield digital assets. Following Bitcoin’s new all-time high of $120,000, the platform recorded a 92% surge in new user registrations, pushing its total user base beyond 50 million. Platform assets rose by ...

Numerai, a pioneering decentralized hedge fund leveraging crowdsourced machine learning, has declared plans to buy back $1 million worth of its native token Numeraire (NMR) from the open market. The token repurchase aims to support long-term alignment within its growing staking ecosystem and maintain economic balance as the project scales. ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is weighing a potential “innovation exemption” to accelerate the adoption of tokenized assets, signaling a possible shift in how the agency approaches blockchain-based financial infrastructure. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins revealed the move on Thursday, highlighting the commission’s intent to support emerging digital markets ...

Solayer has unveiled a new travel booking platform built on the Solana blockchain, giving its Emerald Card holders access to discounted hotel rates at over a million locations worldwide. Announced in a July 17 press release, the Solayer Travel platform promises savings of up to 60% compared to traditional travel ...

The United States has initiated a formal investigation into Brazil's digital trade policies, focusing on the country’s state-run Pix payment system. This move intensifies existing tensions between the two nations in the fintech sector. U.S. Targets Brazil’s Pix System in Rising Fintech Tensionshttps://t.co/JOGVwXTrcg — John Morgan (@johnmorganFL) July 18, 2025 ...

Tether’s flagship stablecoin, USDT, is expanding at an unprecedented pace, reaching a record market capitalization of $160 billion despite looming challenges from new U.S. regulations. According to a July 18 analysis by CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost, the surge has been fueled largely by activity on the TRON blockchain, where USDT supply ...

WSPN has announced the official listing of its U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, WUSD, on Coins.ph — the Philippines’ largest and most trusted cryptocurrency exchange. The move introduces a direct WUSD/PHP trading pair, allowing Filipino users to easily convert pesos into stablecoin without intermediaries. WSPN’s WUSD Stablecoin Now Available on https://t.co/JRqNvq2xgu with ...

Nasdaq-listed Thumzup Media Corporation has unveiled a new treasury strategy that will see the company allocate up to $250 million into cryptocurrency holdings. In an announcement on July 17, Thumzup confirmed that its Board of Directors has approved investments in Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin, Litecoin, and the stablecoin USD ...